Fluoride could be scrapped from city’s water
Posted Jan 5, 2011 6:48 am.
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Calgary city council could be ready to flush the fluoride from the city’s drinking water.
Alderman Druh Farrell believes she has enough of the new city council on side to put the hot button issue to rest after two decades of debate.
She’ll present a motion at the next council meeting on Monday to scrap fluoride from the city’s water system.
It was first added in 1991, but opponents have repeatedly argued it’s not necessary and could pose health risks from weakened bones to cancer.
Those claims have been contested by the Canadian Dental Association.
Many people 660News spoke with near downtown on Wednesday morning said they couldn’t believe the issue was coming up again.
Anne says she wants city council to move on to more pressing issues.
“Why? I mean, how much is it going to cost? What are the benefits of having the fluoride out? All toothpastes have fluoride in them,” she says. “Just do it. Just get it over and done with.”
The Calgary Herald reports ten aldermen, including Farrell, are expected to vote to scrap fluoride.
There’s no word yet as to whether Mayor Naheed Nenshi will vote to do away with the additive.
